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Coscinaraea colei

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Coscinaraeidae

Taxonomy
Coscinaraea colei was named by Frost and Langenheim (1974). Its type locality is Modelo Ridge, which is in a Miocene perireef or subreef limestone/sandstone in the Rio Lajas Limestone Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Coscinaraea colei Frost and Langenheim, Jr.
2005Coscinaraea colei López-Pérez p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyCoscinaraeidae
genusCoscinaraeaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciescolei

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Coscinaraea colei Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Coscinaraea colei (type locality: 85798)